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United States Patent COMBINED CHAIR, BED, AND CABINET Jacob Rubin,Beckley, W. Va.

Application October 28, 1954, Serial No. 465,191

11 Claims. (Cl. 155-45).

My invention relates to improvements in combination furniture.

The principal object of my invention is to providea chair and cabinetcombination with means for converting the same into a bed.

Another object is to provide combination. furniture as above set forthin which the cabinet forms. a part of the bed and is extensiblevertically to increase theheight of the bed at its foot part and also toincline an intermediate. part of the bed whereby invalids may repose on.the bed with their feet elevated and their legs from the hipscomfortably supported.

Still another object is to provide combination furniture for the abovepurpose which is adapted to be converted into a chair with a cabinetbeneath the seat available as a foot rest.

Still another object is to provide in such furniture'a sectional cabinetof study practical construction which is'vertically extensible easily byraising an inner section in an outer section.

Still another object is to provide a cabinet as in the above whichincludes means for supporting a sewing machine, for swinging into thecabinet when not in use, and to further provide the cabinet with afolding leaf for covering the cabinet or swinging to one side thereof invariably inclined positions, to form said intermediate portion of thebed.

Other and subordinate objects together with the precise nature of myimprovements will become apparent when the following description andclaims are read with reference to the drawings accompanying and formingpart of this specification.

In said drawings:

Figure l is a view in perspective of my combination furniture convertedinto a bed;

Figure 2 is an enlarged view in vertical longitudinal section taken onthe line 22 of Figure 1 and with parts shown in broken lines;

Figure 3 is an enlarged view in perspective of the furniture convertedinto a chair;

Figure 4 is an enlarged view in vertical section taken on the line 4--4of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is an enlarged view in front elevation of the cabinet with theleaf unfolded and the cabinet supporting a sewing machine and the innersection of the cabinet raised;

Figure 6 is a View in side elevation of the same;

Figure 7 is an enlarged view in horizontal section taken on the line 77of Figure 1;

Figure 8 is a view in plan of the cabinet with the inner section raisedand the top panel thereof removed;

Figure 9 is a fragmentary enlarged view of the supporting means for thefolding leaf, and

Figure 10 is a fragmentary enlarged view partly in side elevation andpartly in longitudinal section of one legof a bracket forming part ofthe supporting means for the folding leaf.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, my improved combinationfurniture, in the preferred embodiment thereof, comprisesa chair 1 and acabinet 3 which, when converted into a bed 5 form in the preferredembodiment of the invention a chaise longue.

The chair 1 is-of the upholstered type, except the seat with front andrear corner legs 7, 8, closed sides 9, arms 11, a back rest 13, afoldable head rest 14 supported by braces 15, a lower back panel 16closing the back of the chair below the seat, and a flat seat panel 17.The rear legs 8 are supported by casters 19.

The cabinet 3 comprises an outer section 21 and an inner section 23adapted to be raised in and seated on the outer section 21 to increasethe height of the cabinet. Both sections 21, 23 are rectangular withopen fronts facing in one and the same direction, as best shown inFigure l.

The. outer section 21 comprises a bottom panel 25 having a set backconcave front edge 27 for leg room purposes, side panels 29, a backpanel 31, a pair of vertical cleats 33' on the front edges of the sidewalls 29 extending inwardly of said side walls 29 and spaced forwardlyof the bottom panel 25 for a purpose presently seen, and a pair ofbottom cleats 35 supporting said section 21 at opposite sides thereofand on which said panel 25 is suitably secured and having mounted inopposite ends thereof caster wheels 37 for rollably supporting thecabinet 3; Front corner slots 39 are provided in the panel 25 for apurpose to be explained and the outer section 21 is open at its top asbest shown in Figures 1, 2 and 8. Center upper edge notches 41 areprovided in the upper edges of the side panels 29 and a similar notch 43in the upper edge of the back panel 31 for insertion of the handsthereing in lifting the inner section 23 in a manner presently clear.

The inner cabinet section 23 comprises a bottom panel 45 like the bottompanel 25 slidable between the side panels 29 of the outer section 21,side panels 47 rising from said bottom panel 45 and a back panel 49 alsorising from said bottom panel 45 and a top panel 51 from which the sidepanels 47 are suspended and which overhangs the side panels 47 and restson the upper edges of the side panels 29 of the outer section 21' whenthe inner section 23 is fully lowered into the outer section 21, asshown in Figure 2, whereby to suspend the inner section 23 from saidside panels 29 in the fully lowered position of the inner sections 23.The side panels 47 of the inner section 23 are spaced from the sidepanels 29 of the outer section 21 for a purpose presently clear. A pairof vertical rear guide bars 56 on opposite sides of the inner section 23slidably engaging the side panels 29 of the lower section 21 steady saidinner section while being raised and lowered.

A pair of vertical external cleats 55 on front vertical edges of theside panels 47 of the inner section 23 overlap and slidably engage thecleats 33 while the inner section 23 is being raised from fully loweredto fully raised position shown in Figures 5 and 6 and thereby maintainthe inner section 23 spaced slightly forwardly in the outer sectionuntil said inner section 23 is fully raised. When fully raised, theinner section 23' may then be moved rearwardly to seat its cleats 55 onthe upper ends of the cleats 33 and to seat the rear edge of its bottompanel 45 on the upper edge of the rear panel 31 of the outer section 21whereby said inner section 23 is supported in fully raised position bysaid outer section 21.

As will be obvious, in raising the inner section 23, the top panel 51thereof may be grasped by hands inserted through the notches 41 and saidinner section 23 lifted by hand. into fully raised position and thenshoved rearwardly by hand into supported position. However, other meansfor this purpose may be provided, for instance, jacking means (notshown) since the same forms no part of this invention.

The upper front. corners of the side panels 29 of the outer section 21are notched, as at 61, to provide stops 63 for engagement by the cleats55 in the fully raised position of the inner section 23 if said innersection 23 is shoved rearwardly a limited distance whereby to preventsaid inner section from being shoved completely rearwardly off the outersection 21.

As will be understood, prior to lowering of the inner section 23 intothe outer section 21, which is accomplished manually by the handsgrasping opposite sides of the top panel 51, the inner section 23 mustbe shoved forwardly to move it off the rear panel 31 of the lowersection 21 and to move its cleats 55 off the cleats 33 of the outersection. For so moving the inner section 23, a pair of upright leverarms 65 are provided on the outer sides and front portions of the sidepanels 47 of the inner section 23 to be raised and lowered in the spacesbetween the side panels 47, 29 and are pivoted intermediate their endsas at 67 for vertical rocking movement to swing their lower endsrearwardly against stop pins 68 on the side panels 29 of the outersection and thereby slide the inner section 23 forwardly. Strap metalhandles 71 on the upper ends of said lever arms overlying the upper endsof cleats 55 provide for manually swinging said lever arms 65. As bestshown in Figure 7, when the inner section is fully lowered, the lowerends of the lever arms 65 engage in the beforementioned slots 39 andbehind the cleats 33 to prevent the inner section 23 from being pulledforwardly out of the outer section 21.

The beforementioned leaf designated 69 and forming the intermediateportion of the bed is hinged at one end, as at 70, to one side edge ofthe top panel 51 of the inner section 23 for vertical swinging over saidtop to cover the same or for swinging into outstanding position forcoupling to the chair 1 at the front edge of the seat panel 17 by thefollowing means. An inverted channel bar 73 is suitably fixed to theother end of the leaf 69 to hook downwardly in a transverse angle bar 75in front of the seat panel 17 secured to the front legs 7 as by brackets77. The channel bar 73 fulcrums on the angle bar 75 so that when theinner section 23 of the cabinet is fully lowered, as shown in full linesin Figures 1 and 2, said leaf is substantially horizontal and level withthe seat panel 17 and the top panel 51 of the cabinet to form a levelbed with the chair 1, whereas, when the inner section 23 of the cabinet3 is fully raised, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2, said leaf 69inclines upwardly and forwardly of the chair to form a correspondinglyinclined leg rest for the purpose previously described.

Referring now particularly to Figures 3 and 4, the leaf 69 may beuncoupled from the chair 1 and with the inner section 23 lowered, thecabinet 3 may be rolled under the chair seat panel 17 to provide a chairwith an open end cabinet beneath its seat. In this connection, it is tobe noted that when the cabinet 3 is rolled under the chair seat panel17, it lifts the front legs 7 off the floor and supports the chair 1 atits front. For this purpose, the sides 9 of the chair 1 are internallyrecessed, as at 81, to fit over the cabinet 3.

As shown in dotted lines in Figures 1 and 4, a mattress 83 may beprovided for the bed 5 and this mattress, when the cabinet 3 is rolledunder the chair seat panel 17, may be draped over the back 13 and headrest 14 of the chair 1 and allowed to hang down and conceal the cabinet3 A particular feature of my invention is that the cabinet 3 is adaptedto be used alone and as a sewing machine cabinet. For this purpose, thetop panel 51 is adapted to have hinged thereto, as at 87, the bed 89 ofa sewing machine 91 for swinging upwardly out of a central opening 93 insaid top panel 51 for use, as shown in Figure J -5, or for swingingdownwardly through said opening 93 into the inner section of the cabinet3 for storage of the sewing machine. Any conventional means may beprovided to support the bed 89 in upswung position, for inbracket 95 isdetachably attached, as by a hinge 97, to one stance, a pivoted arm 94on the bed 89 for swinging over 1 ,said panel 51. A suitable extensiblepivoted elbow type side panel 47 of the inner section 23 of the cabinet3 and which may be swung upwardly for propping said leaf 69 up indifierent positions when desired to form a supporting shelf for materialbeing sewed, as when the sewing machine 91 is in use, said bracket 95,as best shown in Figure 9, having a free lower end 99 adapted to rest onthe bottom panel 45 of the inner section 23 of the cabinet 3. Forpropping the leaf 69 in dilferent positions, the bracket 95 is providedwith an extensible and contractile leg 92 of angle bar sections 96, 98suitably slidably connected by a fastener screw 100 in the section 98sliding in a slot 101 in the section 96 and adapted to be tightened toretain said leg 92 in extended or contracted position. A removable panel101 closes the opening 93 being supported by the top panel 51 flushtherewith as shown in Figure 2.

The foregoing will, it is believed, sufiice to impart a clearunderstanding of my invention without further explanation.

Manifestly, the invention is susceptible of modification withoutdeparting from the inventive concept and right is herein reserved tosuch as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In combination, a chair, a cabinet having a top panel, and a leafpanel connecting said top panel to said chair and forming with said toppanel and chair a bed of which said cabinet forms the foot portion andsaid leaf panel forms an intermediate portion, said cabinet comprisingan inner section vertically adjustable in an outer section to vary theheight of said foot portion, said leaf panel being hingedly connected tosaid chair and top panel to be variably inclined by vertical adjustmentof said inner section whereby to variably incline said intermediateportion.

2. The combination according to claim 1, said inner section whenvertically adjusted being movable rearwardly on said outer section toseat thereon and be supported thereby.

3. In combination, a chair, a cabinet having a top panel, and a leafpanel connecting said top panel to said chair and forming with said toppanel and chair a bed of which said cabinet forms the foot portion andsaid leaf panel forms an intermediate portion, said cabinet comprisingan inner section vertically adjustable in an outer section into loweredand raised positions to vary the height of said foot portion, said leafpanel being hingedly connected to said top panel and chair to bevariably inclined by vertical adjustment of said inner section wherebyto variably incline said intermediate portion.

4. The combination according to claim 3, said leaf panel beingdetachable from said chair and foldable over said top panel, said chairbeing recessed and said cabinet when said leaf panel is folded over saidtop panel and the inner section is lowered fitting in said recess toform a combination chair and cabinet.

5. The combination of claim 4, said cabinet when fitted in said recesspartly supporting said chair.

6. In combination, a chair, a cabinet having a top panel, and a leafpanel connecting said top panel to said chair and forming with said toppanel and chair a bed of which said cabinet forms the foot portion andsaid leaf panel forms an intermediate portion, said cabinet comprisingan inner section vertically adjustable in an outer section to vary theheight of said foot portion, said leaf panel being hingedly connected tosaid chair and top panel to be variably inclined by vertical adjustmentof said inner section whereby to variably incline said intermediateportion, said inner section when vertically adjusted being movablerearwardly on said outer section to seat thereon and be supportedthereby said outer section having a pair of vertical front cleats, andsaid inner section having a pair of vertical front cleats overlappingthe first pair of cleats when said inner section is lowered to preventrearward movement of said inner section until said inner section isvertically adjusted into a position to seat on said outer section.

7. The combination of claim 6, said inner section having lever armspivoted thereon, and said outer section having pins therein engageableby said lever arms to move horizontally and unseat said inner section.

8. A cabinet comprising an inner section having a top panel, and anouter section in which said inner section is vertically adjustable froma lowered to a raised position, said inner section when raised beingmovable rearwardly to seat on said outer section and be supportedthereby, a leaf panel hinged to said top panel to be folded over thesame and be swung outwardly thereof selectively, and bracket means forsupporting said leaf in outwardly swung position.

9. A cabinet according to claim 8, said outer section having a pair offront vertical cleats, and said inner section having a pair of frontvertical cleats overlapping the first pair of cleats to prevent rearwardmovement of said inner section until said inner section is raised.

10. A cabinet according to claim 9, said inner section having lever armspivoted thereon, and said outer section having pins thereon engageableby said lever arms to unseat said inner section.

11. A cabinet according to claim 9, said top panel being provided withan opening and being adapted to hingedly support a sewing machine forswinging downwardly through said opening into said inner section.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS368,008 Robertson Aug. 9, 1887 1,047,996 Scranton Dec. 24, 19121,068,496 Gordon July 29, 1913 1,947,758 Cousins Feb. 20, 1934 2,577,741Creveling Dec. 11, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS 231,638 Great Britain Apr. 9,1925

